Showing posts with label Eternal Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eternal Life. Show all posts

Saturday, August 5, 2023

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: The Choice Morsel!

 









Simply Put, Psalm 119 Verse 112
In King David's Own Words, Is 
"I Have Decided To Obey Your Laws Until The Day I Die!" 

Beloved, 

If We Remember The Words Of Prophet Samuel 
To The Disobedient King Saul
We Hear The Plain Talk: 
"To Obey Is Better Than To Sacrifice!" 

Obedience Is The Hallmark Of The Christian Experience! 

The Law Of The Lord Is Perfect 
So There Is No Need To Fear 
When We Do All That The Lord Asks Of Us! 

Dear Ones, 

Having A Life In And With Our Lord Jesus Christ 
Is 
Our Personal, Uncoerced, Unforced
Unenticed, Free-Will Decision! 

And Then

There Is The Biggie Aka "Until The Day ... I Die!" 

Your Clock, My Clock, Stops At The Moment Of Death! 

The Record Book In Heaven "Slams" Closed 
In The Day Of Your Death! 

Nothing Can Be Added By You 
And 
Nothing Can Be Erased By The Lord 
After You Close Your Eyes In Death! 

Beloved, 

Psalm 119 Verse 112 Is The Covenant Of A Person 
After The Eternal God's Own Heart
A Man Convicted Of Sin 
And 
Convinced Of Righteousness 
Who Is Determined To Meet His Lord And His King In Perfect Peace 
No Matter Who Or What
When Or Where
Why Or How The Vagaries Of Life Try To Have Him Change Course 
From The Plain: 



"Thus Saith The Lord!" 


Dear Ones, 

Please Never Forget That 
What You See, Hear, And Feel Are Natural Liars! 

If These Three Regular Employees Of Satan 
Cannot Stand Up To A Clear: 
"Thus Saith The Lord!" 
Please, I Beseech Us All, Have Them Act Like 
The Dishonorable Priest And The Indifferent Levite
- Who Both Lacked Charity Aka Love -
And 
Pass You By On The Other Side Of The Dusty Road! 

The Lord Is Always Near 
So Stand Like The Brave 
And 
Be Very Courageous! 

You Are Not Alone: 
The Lord Jesus Will Never Forget One Of His Own! 

Peace! 












Saturday, July 8, 2023

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Give All Your Anxiety To Christ Jesus!

 












Worry Is A Waster! 
Worry Is A Fraud! 
Worry Is A Lie Of The Devil To Place A Stout Curtain 
Between Me And Jesus Christ My Lord! 

Worry Is A Wanderer! 
Worry Is A Cheat! 
Worry Is Vehicle Willing To Transport Me 
To Avidly Suckle Anxiety's Ample Teats! 

Brethren Beloved, 

Please Listen Carefully To Me! 
We Are Not To Take The Path Of Least Resistance 
And 
Rock Back And Forth 
And 
Suck On Our Thumbs
Foregoing Rinse
But 
Lauding Repeat! 

Let's Get To The Altar Of Grace And Praise! 
Let's Access The Mercy Seat 
And 
Hallow The Ancient Of Days! 

Things May Look Hard 
And You May Be Hurting A Lot 
But Know For A Fact That Hurt-A-Lot Is Preferrable 
To Suffering The No-Eternal Life Blot! 

Trust The Lord Whom You Know To Be True! 
Resist The Devil And He Will Flee From You! 
Lean On The Lord 
And 
Away From The God-Fraud 
And 
By Going Through The Fiery Trials Of This Life 
With Intact Faith And Trust 
In Our Forever Faithful, Promise-Keeping Friend
You, Me, We, Will Arrive Safely 
To Spend Eternity With Jesus Christ The Lord Our God
The Word That Performs
The Truth That Saves! 

Peace! 










Saturday, June 10, 2023

Happy Sabbath + Exhortation!































Exhorted! 
          Commanded! 
                       Encouraged!

The Pointy Stick! 
The Hammer! 
The Embrace! 


How Often, Beloved, Have You Read The Bible
Or Heard A Sermon From A Faithful Steward
And 
Felt That The Exhortation Was Nothing More Than A Burden
A Pointy Poking Stick That 
Commanded Your Attention So Roughly That 
It Was As Though It Was Being Hammered Into You 
And 
Pounding Soft And Delicate You Into Mush Or Mash!?! 

How Long Did It Take Before You Realized That 
That Charged Word Known Truthful, Necessary
Was Encouragement, An Embrace, From The Heart Of Our God Eternal 
Who Makes Wrong Things Right
And 
Makes Broken Things Whole
And 
Causes The Dead To Live Again!?! 

What Made The Difference!?! 

Was It When You Realized That 
The Love Of God Was To And For You 
And
For You Made Bitter Herbs Sweet
The Winding Path Straight
The Rough Places Smooth
The Impossible Possible
And 
The Hellish Existence The Road To Glory 
Because 
Jesus Christ's Love To You Was Home Calling You Home!?! 

Dear Ones, 

The Love Of God
- The Sacrificial Love Of The Just One - 
Was Made For All 
And
Whosoever Is Willing To Be Saved Will Reap Its Sweets! 

Will You Accept The Charge That Is From That Account That 
Is 
Always Free And Fully Funded 
By Our Forever Faithful Friend And Forgiving Father!?! 

Listen Again With Love For The Lover Of Your Soul 
And 
Let Him Lovingly Lead You To His Eternal Life! 

The Word Of Life Fashions Us
Feeds Us
And 
Fills Us Up Forever! 

Peace! 












Saturday, April 1, 2023

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH + THE TRUTH: The First, Last, And Only Dollar Bill!














Brethren, 

Let Us Not Deceive Ourselves, Nor Others
And 
Let No One Deceive Us: 
The Lord Jesus Gave Us Himself Aka The Truth! 

Since Mankind Needs Money To Survive
Jesus Christ The Lord 
Is 
Our First, Last, And Only Dollar Bill
- Our Only Hope -
Which Will Save, Satisfy, And Sanctify Us
And 
Preserve, Provide For, And Protect Us 
As Long As We Don't Lose Sight Of Or Lose Touch With It
And
Dare To Keep It Ever In Our Head, Heart, And Hand
No Matter How Hungry And Thirsty We Are 
For This, That, And The Other
Or How Boisterously, Angrily, Aggressively
And 
Contemptuously 
We Are Ragged Upon And Railed At To Give It Up
Give It Away
Or Cast It Away From Us 
So That We May Align With Or Belong To 
The "Access-Everything Crowd!" 



Neither Jump Up And Wave
Lie Down And Sleep
Bacchanal
Nor Narcissus 
Will Emerge As Victors
In The Battle For Eternal Life!
 

Only Those Who Have Jesus Christ 
Aka The One Dollar Bill Which Also Provides Hope
Can Fight And Win Battles 
And
Overcome Sin And Self
And
Endure To The End
And
Possess The Crown Of Life 
And
Live In The Heavenly Land! 

Dear Ones, 

There Will Always Be Someone 
Who Will Offer You Something Better, Brighter, Bolder
And 
Allegedly More Beautiful! 
Ignore Them! 

They Will Offer You Something More!
More Elaborate, Elevating, Enticing, And Epicurious! 
Ignore Them! 

They Will Offer You 
Delicious
Exciting
Actualizing
Tasty
Handy 

Instead, Choose What Is 
Liberty
Innocency
Faithfulness
Ennobling 

Choose Life ... In Christ! 

The One Dollar Bill ... The Truth
Is 
Priceless! 
As Long As You Have It
You Will Never Have To Spend A Red Cent On Lies! 

Peace! 










Friday, March 10, 2023

HAPPY SABBATH + Gain The Whole World!?!












If You Knew Without A Doubt That Pursuing And Achieving Worldly Success 
Would Cause You To Forget Almighty God And Goodness
Would You Go After Worldly Success!?! 

If You Knew That Depending On The Lord Christ For Every Need Of 
This Short And Eventful Life 
Would Surely See You Saved At The Last Trumpet's Call
Would You Choose To Live On The Love Of The Glorious God 
Or Would You Opt For The Liberty Of License 
And 
Do Whatever You Want To 
Because 
You Have Free-Will  ... And Freedom To Choose!?! 


Choices And Chances
Graces And Paces!


Beloved, 

How Will You Stand In The Presence Of The Judge Of All Flesh
- The King Of Every Human -
In The Appointed Hour!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Look To Jesus Christ And Live 
Is 
The Command Of Almighty God To Fallen, Finite Man!

Despising Everlasting Gifts To Enjoy Pea-Soup That 
Disappears At The Potty Bar 
Is 
Not A Decision To Be Taken Lightly ... Or At All! 

The Question Needs To Be Honestly Answered: 



"What Does It Profit A Man
To Gain The Whole World
And
Lose His Own Soul!?!" 



Have You Got The Answer!?! 

Please, Right Now, Today, Talk To The Lord Jesus
The Word Who Gives The Words Of Life: 
You Have Eternal Life To Gain! 

Peace!






















Friday, February 3, 2023

HAPPY SABBATH + Life Ain't Fair!?!

 











We Like To Say That Life Is Unfair! We Also Like To Say That 
Life Is What You Make It! 
We Also Seem To Forget That Jesus Christ The Creator-God 
Is 
The Way, The Truth, And The Life! 
No Jesus, No Life! 

Should Not We Therefore Realize That 
It Is The Life Lived Without Jesus Christ, The Life-Giver 
And
The Light Of The World
That Causes People To Behave Inappropriately 
And 
Thereby Cause Still Other People To Accuse Life Aka The Lord Jesus!?! 

Dear Ones, 

We, As Committed To Christ Christians
Are Asked To Live In Peace With All People ... Where Possible! 

We May Choose To Let People Embitter Our Lives 
Or
We May Choose To Live For And In Jesus Christ ... Our Peac
Who Freely Gives Unto Us His Peace 
Which Passes Human Understanding! 

Beloved, 

Have You Not Realized That 
It Is Man's Unregenerate Heart 
Aka Man's Heart Unimproved By Grace That 
Causes Us The Problems Which We Say Cause Life To Be Unfair!?! 

Dear Ones, 

Let Us From This Day Forward 
Choose To Be Part Of The Solution 
And 
Not The Cause Of The Problems In Other People's Lives 
And 
Our Own! 

When We Let The Light Of Almighty God's Truth 
Be The Center Of Our Lives
It Is Guaranteed That The Devil Aka Our Adversary 
And 
His Minions 
Will Have No Part In Us! 

Be Encouraged ...

Our Relief Is Jesus! 
Our Release Is From Jesus! 
Our Refuge Is Jesus! 

Dare To Rest In Christ Jesus 
And
Be Relieved: 
Eternal Life Is Peaceful! 

Jesus Christ Saves! 

Peace!




















Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Done De War: Flee Youthful Lusts!

 


It Is Easy-Peasy Pumpkin Squeezy To Tell Somebody To "Be Wise!" 

It Is Easy For Us To Be Wise 
When We Ask Our Lord Jesus To Grant Us 
Wisdom, Insight, Strength, And Endurance 
As We Go Through This Journey Called The Earthly Life 
As We Strive To Reach That Heavenly Land Called Eternal Life! 

Beloved, 

Let Us Never Forget That 
There Is Much That We May Receive Of The Lord 
But
Will Not Receive 
Because 
We Do Not Ask 
And
If We Do Ask
It Is With Wrong Motives 
As In Asking With Lust! 

Dear Ones, 

Lust Is A Four-Letter Dirty Word 
Best Kept Out Of The Mind And Mouth Of A Christian! 

Lust "Elevates" The Thing Lusted After 
To The Denigrated State Of Impurity 
And
Willfully Dishonors The Holy God Who Gives Us Grace 
And
Grants Us The Opportunity To Be Raised Up 
To Share In His Eternal Glory! 

Think About It Like Lusting After The Flesh Of Someone 
Just To Put A Notch On A Bed-Head ... No Marriage Covenant! 

Beloved, 

In The Name Of Our  Lord Jesus
I Sincerely Pray For Each One Of Us 
The Choice Blessing Of The Unseared, Rigorously Active
Secularly Much Despised Guilty Conscience 
Which Is For The Sole Use Of The Holy Spirit 
Who Leads Us Into All Saving Truth! 

Consider Yourself A Vehicle
And 
Consider Your Conscience As Maintained By The Holy Spirit 
Your Brakes And Back-Bone And Back-Brace
And
Consider The Holy Spirit Your Perfect Driver 
If
The Lord Jesus Is Your Everlasting Portion! 

Be Wise For Your Own Self 
And 
Don't Make Any Further Use Of 
The Dead Weight That Is Youthful Lust! 
Done De War! 

Peace!


















Sunday, September 18, 2022

Praying ... In Love















My Heartfelt Prayer For Us All Today Is: 


Heavenly Father, 
Please Continue To Grant Us
Our Daily Gift Of Unfailing Faith
To Help Us To Stand Rooted And Grounded In The Truth! 

Please Grant Us Strength To Walk Away
From Things Which Cannot Spiritually Profit Us
And
From People Who Curse The Name Of The Lord
And
Choose Not To Hear Of Or Know About Him
Or To Walk In His Ways! 

Please Grant Us The Needed Courage 
To Endure The Barbs And Reject The Dishonest Doings Of
Those Who Have Chosen To Walk In Darkness
Despising The Light That Leads To Eternal Life!

Oh, Father, 
Please Supply Us With The Love We Need To Have Hope
Because
We Have Chosen To Hope In The King Of Love
The Shepherd Who Leads Us To Eternal Rest! 

Please Help Us In Our Desire To Do All That You Ask Of Us
As We Willingly Choose To Do
What Is Good And Right And Holy! 

Finally, Dear Father,
Please Provide To Us, Out Of Your Riches In Glory
The Innumerable Blessings Needed
To Continually Pursue The Promise Of
A Place In Your House
In The Paradise Of God
Which Includes Immortality, Incorruptibility
Fruit From The Tree Of Life
And
Water From The River Of The Water Of Life
Which Flows By The Throne Of God! 

Thank You For The Unspeakable Gift! 

In Love, We Ask For All These Things 
And
Bless You
In Jesus Christ's Holy And Matchless Great Name! 
AMEN!!!








Sunday, August 7, 2022

With Confidence And In Humility, Depend On The Lord!









Beloved, 

Despite The Challenges We Daily Face
Let Us Approach Our Great God In Prayer 
With Humility, Confidence, And Dependence! 

In Humility 
Because 
You Are In The Holy Presence Of The Eternal And Sovereign God! 

In Confidence 
Because 
You Know That Your God Is Real 
And 
Is Well Able To Provide 
For He Is Our Creator And Our Re-Creator
And 
Our Redeemer-God
Our Deliverer
The Lord Of Life! 

In Dependence 
Because 
We Know That He Knows That We Need Him Who Made Us
And 
We Know That He Loves Us Personally, Sacrificially, Eternally
And 
Desires Our Salvation
Our Healing
Our Cleansing

And 

We Truly Believe That 
He Will Do All That He Has Promised To Do For Us 
By His Death, Burial, Resurrection
And 
Ascension To His Father's House As The Conquering King! 

Dear Ones, 

The Only Guarantees Of 
Goodness And Grace And Glory In This Life 
Are In The Word Of Christ The King Who Gives Us Liberty! 

Let Us This Day Bow Before The Lord With Love
In Humility
Expressing Need, Gratitude, Giving Thanks, And Praise
Believing And Trusting Almighty God 
In The Name Of Our Blessed Jesus
And 
Finish It All With A Glad 
"AMEN! - So Let It Be!" 

Our King Is Coming: 
Get Ready 
And
Stay Vigilant Against Deceitful Snakes
Roaring Lions
And 
Fearsome Dragons! 

Look To Jesus Christ 
The Living, Holy, Light Of Life That 
Leads To Eternal Life! 

Peace!
















Wednesday, August 3, 2022

What Comes Out Of Us Is What Is Already In Us!




How Stunning!
Being Polite 
And 
Treating People How You Desire To Be Treated 
Is 
Now Considered Unbelievable, Amazing
A Pleasure To Behold! 

How Can This Be Possible 
If We, As Committed Christians, Are Walking In The Light That 
Leads To Eternal Life!?! 

Beloved, 

Is It Possible To Discern From Your Words And Your Deeds That 
You Are A Member Of The Pilgrim Band 
On The Narrow Way On The King's Highway 
In This Vale Of Tears!?! 

Harsh Words
Faces Rendered Ugly By Internal Conflict
Rage, Envy, Hatred
Greed, Insincerity, Unkindness
And 
Other Ungodly Thoughts 
Are Causing Our Conversations And Actions 
To Be Harsh, Cruel, And Unprofitable! 

Dear Ones, 

Remember, Remember, Don't Ever Forget That 
What Comes Out Of Us 
Is 
What Is Already In Us 
And
It Is What Comes Out Of Us That Defiles Us! 

Again, There Is No Law That 
Is 
Able To Stand Against A Meek And Gentle Spirit! 

Please, I Beseech Us All
Choose To Be Soft-Spoken 
When Loud And Aggressive Persons Berate You! 

Choose To Be Soft-Spoken, Gentle, Kind
And
Loving To Whomever, Whenever, And Wherever 
Because 
You Do Not Know If Your Voice 
Is 
Going To Be The Last Kind And Tender Voice That 
Some Dear Soul May Hear Before They Depart This Life! 

Kindness Is Not Weakness! 
Kindness Always, Always, Pays Dividends! 

Set-Aside Self: 
Please Be Kind! 

Peace!

















Friday, June 24, 2022

HAPPY SABBATH: Sliding Up The Glass Mountain!?!










Sweet Life Don't Last! 
People Are Always Looking For A Fat Paycheck
A Cushy Job
A Broad Way
No Taxes Or Traffic
A Carefree Existence
And 
Smooth Sailing! 

Perhaps They Should Add Sliding Up A Glass Mountain 
So That The Fairy Tale Existence Will Not Involve 
Deep Breathing, Scraped Knees, Callused Hands
Gray Hair, Wrinkled Skin, Furrowed Brow
And
Sweat! 

That's A "Nice" Gig In Lala Land! 

Beloved, 

Be Real! 

Anything Worth Having 
Is 
Worth Striving For 
Because 
The Word Of Truth Plainly Shows That 
Idleness, Fullness Of Bread, Pride
And 
No Appreciation For What The Blessing Of 
Work, Labor, Striving, And Exertion Provides
Is 
The Curse
The Bane Of Our Lives! 

We Have To Walk To Work 
And 
We Have To Walk To Get Inside Our Homes! 

We Turn On The Stove To Hot A Pot! 
We Have To Lift Up Our Hand To Eat
And 
We Push A Broom To Sweep! 

Dear Ones, 

We Have A Heart For The Devil 
If We Would A Dear Friend Betray: 
That's Wicked Work! 

Don't Stretch Out Your Hands
To Be A Judas Iscariot!

We Must Have A Heart For The Lord Of Life 
If We Will Say Humble Prayers: 
That's Blessed Work! 

Dare To Be Like The Prophet Daniel!

The Point Here Is Profitable Effort! 

To Eat The Good Of The Land 
And
To Get From Where We Are 
To Where The Lord Christ Calls Us To Be
We Must Work While It Is Yet Day 
Because 
The Night Is Coming When No Man Can Work! 

Let's Be Wise 
And
Work To Show That We Believe On The Lord Christ 
For His Gift To Us Of Eternal Life
The Life That Truly Lasts! 

Peace! 














Saturday, April 2, 2022

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: COO Right!




I Heard It Spoken By Elders
I Read It As Written By Youngsters
And 
I'm Certain That I've Said It Myself More Than A Time Or Two 
And
I've Come To The Conclusion, On Godly Evidence
That This One Statement 
Is 
Patently False And Positively True! 

"Okie Dokie, Smokie! 
Would You Like To Wheel And Come Again!?!" 

Beloved, 

The Statement
"What's Going To Happen Has To Happen!" 
Is 
Both True And False ... With A Proviso! 

If You Commit Sin
You Are Going To Die! 

If You Commit Sin 
And
Become Sorry, Confess, And Sincerely Repent
And 
Choose To Live In And For Christ
While You May Die The Once-To-Every-Man Death
You Will Sleep To Rise ... And Live Eternally! 

Unrepentant Sinners Die Once
To Die Twice
Never To Live Again! 

We Do Not Have To Sin! 

Sinning Is A Choice 
So Willing Sinning Causes "What Has To Happen, To Happen!" 
Aka What Must Must, Must Must! 

We Don't Have To Be Saints Of God And Christ 
But
If We Are
Our Redemption From Death Is Guaranteed! 
What Has To Happen, Will Happen! 

The Bottom Line ... 

We Have To COO Right Because Our 
Choice To Perform 
Opportunity To Shine Or Be Shamed, And To Receive The Appended
Outcome 
Is 
In Our Hearts And Hands! 

Don't Be Cuckoo: 
Be Wise! 

Peace!